Despite the claim by the federal governÂment that it has commenced the payment of some of the foreign airlines’ trapped funds in the country, it can be said authoritatively that no carrier has received any amount of money from the government. It can also be said that the total trapped fund of foreign airlines in […]
•Old note and new naira The Central Bank of Nigeria has instructed all its branches nationwide to continue issuing various denominations of both old and redesigned banknotes in ample quantities to deposit money banks. The apex bank disclosed this in a statement signed by its Director, Corporate Communications, Isa AbdulMumin, and posted on its...
•Street beggars Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly today discussed the idea of a law to curb street begging across the State. The law, if it comes into existence, would also penalise encouragement of street begging by residents. In this way, it would be an offence to give money to a street beggar. […]
The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have declared a total nationwide strike effective next Tuesday, November 14, 2023. The leadership of the two union reached the resolution after an extraordinary National Executive Council meeting today in Abuja, reports Channels TV. The two major labour unio...
•Obi and Tinubu Spokesman for the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Council, Daniel Bwala said President Bola Tinubu could face bigger problems managing the supporters of Peter Obi, the candidate of the Labour Party (LP), popularly known as Obidients, than the challenges of managing the country’s economy. Bwala stated this in reaction to th...
•Ajaero, Tinubu and Osifo The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress have summoned what the unions described as an extraordinary National Executive Council meeting. The National Vice-President of the TUC, Tommy Etim, made this known in an interview with our correspondent this afternoon, reports The PUNCH. The ai...
The candidate of the Labour party (LP) in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, today said his dream for a new Nigeria has not ended with the October 26, 2023 verdict of the Supreme Court. Obi spoke at a press conference in Abuja about two weeks after the apex court affirmed the February 25, 2023 […]
•Peter Obi during the world press briefing in Abuja this afternoon Peter Obi has described the Supreme Court judgment that affirmed Bola Tinubu’s election as Nigeria’s president as a breach of the citizens’ trust in the judiciary. The apex court had some weeks ago dismissed the appeals of Obi, who contested under the Labour Party […]...
•Peter Obi Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, will host an international press conference today, Monday November 6. This was disclosed in a statement issued today by the National Publicity Secretary of LP, Obiora Ifoh. The statement reads, “His Excellency Peter Obi will address a World Press Conference scheduled for 2 pm to...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an order restraining the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) from further denying issuing the NYSC certificate being paraded by Enugu governor, Peter Mbah. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment on Monday, held that evidence before the court showed that Mbah properly participated in the NYSC programme and [...